Arsenal Transfer News and Rumours Tracker: Week of February 3

It's time to decompress after a frantic end to the January transfer window.

Arsenal made one deadline-day move, bringing in Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom on loan from CSKA Moscow—ostensibly to cover for their numerous wounded. However, in the subsequent days, there emerged a controversy as people got word that Kallstrom was injured before he even came to the club.

More on that and the rest of Arsenal's transfer news in this slideshow.

Arsene Wenger Explains Kallstrom Controversy

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A couple of days after Kim Kallstrom signed with Arsenal on loan, a rather extraordinary story emerged. The Swede was believed to have injured himself in his first training session, but it was later revealed that he was hurt before he even arrived in London.

Arsene Wenger finally explained after the Crystal Palace game on Sunday that he knew about Kallstrom's injury before he authorized the signing and went ahead with the deal anyway. Per the BBC:

I wouldn't have signed him if we had another two or three days, but it was on Friday at 5pm. We need to establish the real truth. He arrived and had fallen on his back two days before. We accepted to share the costs, so they will pay him for the first six weeks of his wages.

If Arsenal aren't paying Kallstrom while he does not play, this seems like an odd move, but not one worth getting riled up about.